It's not easy to admit that you can't just come to the rescue for your little sister.

CNN: When a friend won't walk away from abuse

Maybe a leader can't ever admit that he might not win.

BBC: News | BREAKFAST WITH FROST | Conservative Leader, Iain Duncan Smith MP

Democratic leadership sources admit that whether or not they can ultimately do anything to change the way across-the-board cuts are enacted will depend on the level of public outcry -- and media coverage.

CNN: Top Senate Republican doubts damage from defense cuts

But as any marriage counsellor will admit, there is not much you can do in a situation in which people are truly determined to put asunder a partnership which they once regarded as joined together by the hand of God.

ECONOMIST: The Anglican Communion

Unlike ordinary American courts, the commissions can admit as evidence information obtained through coercion (but not torture).

ECONOMIST: A dreadful dilemma for the new president

But even he is quick to admit that the science we can do in space may not be enough to justify the expense and risk of getting there.

FORBES: NASA Needs A Mission

All these measures admit that the U.S. government does not believe it can create a system that stops illegal immigration at the border.

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It can be hard to admit that one drug that you have been giving to a lot of patients may not be doing much of anything at all.

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Now I will admit I do not know who these retail executives were that were surveyed but how in the world can they not know about Big Data at this point in time?

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